Wings (Paramount, 1929). Regional Japanese B3 (15" X 21.25").. ...

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Wings (Paramount, 1929). Regional Japanese B3 (15" X
21.25").
Billed as "An Epic of the Air," this stunning film, starring Clara
Bow, Buddy Rogers, and Richard Arlen, was honored with the very
first Best Picture Academy Award in 1929 (then referred to as the
"Best Production" award). It is also notable for a brief but
memorable appearance by a young Gary Cooper. Arlen had been a
fighter pilot in World War I, and Rogers learned to fly during the
course of the picture, as filming closeup scenes required the
actors, during the flying scenes, to not only fly the planes, but
operate the motorized cameras, act, and land safely as well. The
result is an amazing film, as thrilling today as it was when it was
previewed in San Antonio in 1927. This very rare regional Japanese
poster (a Heritage first) is thought to be from the 1929 release
that added a score and sound effects. There is a thin metal strip
along the top edge that has discolored a bit and left a horizontal
stain in the top and bottom sections, and a small hole in the
bottom section. A highly unique find! Folded, Fine+.